Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-06-14
2001-07-03
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011978
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Hibiscus, botanically known as
Hibiscus rose-sinensis
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Golden Wind.
The new Hibiscus is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Alva, Fla. The objective of the breeding program is to create new freely-branching Hibiscus cultivars with uniform and compact plant habit appropriate for container production, ealry and uniform flowering, numerous flowers per lateral branch, desirable flower color, resistance to flower bud abscission, and good postproduction longevity.
The new Hibiscus originated from a cross made by the Inventor in Alva, Fla., of a proprietary
Hibiscus rosa
-
sinensis selection
, designated as code number YB-1242, as the female, or seed, parent with the
Hibiscus rosa
-
sinensis
cultivar Light Wind, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,593, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar Golden Wind was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Alva, Fla., on Sep. 29, 1995.
Compared to plants of the white-flowered female parent, the proprietary Hibiscus selection code number YB-1242, plants of the new Hibiscus are more upright; have smaller and darker green foliage; and are less attractive to whiteflies. Plants of new Hibiscus flower about 4 to 6 days later; are less susceptible to diseases common to Hibiscus grown under Florida production conditions; and differ in flower color compared to plants of the male parent, the cultivar Light Wind.
Plants of the new Hibiscus are distinguished from its sibling, the cultivar Coconut Wind, U.S. Plant Patent application Ser. No. 09/333,128 with this application, in flower color.
Asexual reproduction of the new Hibiscus by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Alva, Fla., has shown that the unique features of this new Hibiscus are stable and reproduced true type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Golden Wind has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, nutrition and water status without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Golden Wind’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Golden Wind’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Very glossy, undulate, very dark green leaves.
2. Upright, compact, outwardly spreading, uniform, dense and symmetrical plant habit that is appropriate for container production.
3. Very freely flowering, numerous golden yellow-colored flowers with red “eyes” and short peduncles.
4. Good resistance to flower bud abscission.
5. Relatively resistant to pathogens common to Hibiscus grown under Florida production conditions.
6. Excellent postproduction longevity.
Plants of the new Hibiscus can be compared to plants of the cultivar Sundance, not patented. However, in side-by-side comparsions conducted in Alva, Fla., plants of the new Hibiscus differ from plants of the cultivar Sundance in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Hibiscus are more upright than plants of the cultivar Sundance.
2. Plants of the new Hibiscus have smaller leaves than plants of the cultivar Sundance.
3. Flowers of plants of the new Hibiscus are smaller than flowers of plants of the cultivar Sundance.
4. Plants of the new Hibiscus and the cultivar Sundance differ in “eye” or throat color.
Plants of the new Hibiscus also can be compared to plants of the cultivar Sahara Wind, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,879. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Alva, Fla., plants of the new Hibiscus differ from plants of the cultivar Sahara Wind in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Hibiscus are more upright than plants of the cultivar Sahara Wind.
2. Plants of the new Hibiscus have darker green and much smaller leaves than plants of the cultivar Sahara Wind.
3. Flowers of plants of the new Hibiscus are smaller than flowers of plants of the cultivar Sahara Wind.
4. Plants of the new Hibiscus are less attractive to whiteflies than plants of the cultivar Sahara Wind.
Campell Bruce R.
Kizilkaya Michelle
Whealy C. A.
Yoder Brother's Inc.
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